Artist.ignore.sort={The} (Trying Again)...

[Ignatz]

OK, as I understand it, Artist.ignore.sort={The} in the Properties > Server > Tag Options field should sort bands according to the first letter of the band name, so 'The Who' will appear under 'W', 'The Sundays' under 'S', etc.

I pasted 'Artist.ignore.sort={The}' into Tag Options, hit 'Save' and pressed 'Restart'. All groups beginning with 'The' were still sorted under 'T'. So, I tried pasting 'Artist.ignore.sort.index={The}' Save, Restart... this time, bands were sorted under initial letter of the band name, but as 'Who, The', 'Sundays, The', which is an improvement, but I'd prefer the band names to be displayed 'The [BandName]'. How can I do this...? (Naim NDS streamer / Naim-Focal control app).

TIA

[simoncn]

You need Artist.ignore.sort={The} and you also need to disable alphabetical sorting in the Naim control point.

[Ignatz]

(08-09-2024 15:57)simoncn Wrote:  You need Artist.ignore.sort={The} and you also need to disable alphabetical sorting in the Naim control point.

I’ve pasted Artist.ignore.sort={The} in the Tag Options field, saved and restarted MinimServer and I’ve set sorting to ‘Server Default’ in the Naim app (and closed and restarted the app), but ‘The [Bandname]’ is still appearing under ‘T’…

[Ignatz]

Actually, that’s not entirely correct… some bands are displaying correctly: The Wonder Stuff and The Walker Brothers are displaying under ‘W’, while The Who and The World of.. is displaying under ‘T’. I checked using the WiiM Home app (I have a WiiM Pro connected to the NDS) and it’s the same there… most groups are still displaying under ‘T’…

[Ignatz]

Any ideas..?

[simbun]

(10-09-2024 11:58)Ignatz Wrote:  Any ideas..?

Hopefully the MinimServer documentation about the Artist indexes will help to clear this up.

The tagOption "Artist.ignore.sort={The}" applies to the Artist TAG, not the Artist INDEX.
With the above option in place the "All Artists" index should be sorted as you expect (it only uses values from the Artist tag).

The "Artist" index prioritises AlbumArtist over Artist, so you'll need to also apply "AlbumArtist.ignore.sort={The}".

I hope that I've understood the problem, and that you've understood my explanation

[Ignatz]

(10-09-2024 14:01)simbun Wrote:  

(10-09-2024 11:58)Ignatz Wrote:  Any ideas..?

Hopefully the MinimServer documentation about the Artist indexes will help to clear this up.

The tagOption "Artist.ignore.sort={The}" applies to the Artist TAG, not the Artist INDEX.
With the above option in place the "All Artists" index should be sorted as you expect (it only uses values from the Artist tag).

The "Artist" index prioritises AlbumArtist over Artist, so you'll need to also apply "AlbumArtist.ignore.sort={The}".

I hope that I've understood the problem, and that you've understood my explanation

Thanks, Simbun, I’ll have a look when I have a spare moment…